In this episode I’m breaking down why it’s so hard to go no contact! I also have a very exciting announcement!

Navigating No Contact with Toxic Parents

Why No Contact Is So Hard

In this episode my special guest is, Ada Brosier, LMSW. Ada shares her personal journey of healing from a traumatic childhood and finding her voice and truth. As trauma survivors it is often a lifelong challenge to find out who we are, to trust ourselves and say how we feel. This episode will offer some personal insight from Ada and I as we have an indepth chat.

Why It's Difficult to Find Our Voice When We Grew Up With Parents Who Shut Us Down

My guest today is Sarah Jean White, LMHC, CYT. We are talking about why it's often so difficult to set boundaries with toxic parents and break out of the cycle of having false hope they will change and much more! Find Sarah on Instagram @sarahjeanlmhc

Boundaries with Toxic Parents with Special Guest Sarah White LMHC

Christy is a therapist in Bend, Oregon. She shares her own personal story of going No Contact with her own Parents and growing up with an alcoholic mother. We talk about why it's so hard in the beginning to go No Contact. Check out Christy on Instagram @trauma.queen.christy

Special Guest Christy Collins, MA, LPC Shares Her Own Personal Journey Going No Contact

My guest today is Rhonda Pearson, a Certified Somatic Soul Coach. IG @rhonda_d_speights. We talk about the cycle we can find ourselves in that includes guilt and shame and the loop that never ends. We discuss that journey in detail and how we get in touch with our needs and come back to our bodies after being rejected and abandoned by caregivers and so much more!

Special Guest Rhonda Pearson Shares Her Journey of Freeing Herself from Guilt and Shame from Family

Siblings in toxic families have different experiences and I’ll explain why

Why Siblings Have A Different Experience

Breaking down the Scapegoat role and why it is abuse.

Are You the Family Scapegoat?

In this episode I give example of a trauma bond and what that means so you can identify if this might be happening to you or even a sibling.

Are You In A Trauma Bond with Your Parent?

My client Brittany shares her experience from living with her toxic mother in July when she reached out to me for services to now where she has completely transformed her life in a few short months. She shares how the Somatic Experiencing and nervous system exercises as well as having validation and a safe container were transformative for her. 

Brittany Shares Her Experience of Breaking Free From Her Toxic Mother and How She Transformed Her Life Going No Contact!

My guest today is a fellow Somatic Worker, Luis Mojica of Holistic Life Navigation. One thing that can be really hard to do is raise children with an unregulated nervous system. Our kids can trigger us. Listen in as Luis provides some tools you can start using right away with yourself and your children no matter what age. This is truly the key to not passing down more trauma. 

How to Regulate Your Nervous System and Your Kids! Somatic Parenting!

Brian Peck, LCSW joins us in this deep dive conversation on Forgiveness and why it is often pushed on us to forgive family and why that is not helpful and doesn't heal trauma. 

Why Forgiveness is Not Required with Brian Peck, LCSW

Rate these questions on a scale from 1-5 to give yourself some clarity on the impact of emotional manipulation.

How to Tell if Your Mom Might Be A Narcissist

The subtle yet damaging effects of a covert narcissistic mother

Do You Have a Covert Narcissistic Mother?

This episode talks about the damage of invalidation, not being heard or having emotional capacity and how that shows up and can hurt us.

Not Feeling Validated and Not Being Emotionally Available

I know Mothers Day can bring up some unresolved emotions so tune in for some aha moments!

Toxic Mothers Episode

Deciding to go no contact with toxic parents is not an easy decision. Well meaning individuals can offer bad advice which makes us feel even worse. The trauma we take into adulthood. It's time to take the lid off of this often times shameful secret of childhood trauma and the parents who are still toxic.

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Navigating No Contact with Toxic Parents

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